Keraia
Lexicon

לֹא

lonotHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNegative5,187 occurrences39 books3,967 verses

Definition

or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Traditional renderings: × before, or else, ere, except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, surely, as truly as, of a truth, verily, for want, whether, without.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders לֹא:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5,187 total
  1. Ezekiel 13:12הֲלוֹא֙ · you will not
    Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’
  2. Ezekiel 13:19לֹֽא־ · should not; לֹא־ · should not
    You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
  3. Ezekiel 13:21וְלֹֽא־ · so that they will no
    I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
  4. Ezekiel 13:22לֹ֣א
    Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
  5. Ezekiel 13:23לֹ֣א · you will no; לֹא־
    …therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”
  6. Ezekiel 14:11לֹֽא־ · may no; וְלֹֽא־ · and no
    …in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God, declares the Lord GOD.’”
  7. Ezekiel 14:18לֹ֥א · they could not
    …then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered.
  8. Ezekiel 14:23לֹ֨א · it was not
    They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
  9. Ezekiel 15:5לֹ֥א · it could not
    Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it!
  10. Ezekiel 16:4לֹֽא־ · was not; לֹֽא־ · nor; לֹ֣א · You were not; לֹ֥א
    On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.
  11. Ezekiel 16:5לֹא־ · No
    No one cared enough for you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you. Instead, you were thrown out into the open field, because you were despised on the day of your birth.
  12. Ezekiel 16:16לֹ֥א · Such things should not; וְלֹ֥א · never should
    You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them you prostituted yourself. Such things should not have happened; never should they have occurred!
  13. Ezekiel 16:22לֹ֥א · you did not
    And in all your abominations and acts of prostitution, you did not remember the days of your youth when you were naked and bare, wallowing in your own blood.
  14. Ezekiel 16:28לֹ֥א · not
    Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.
  15. Ezekiel 16:29לֹ֥א · you were not
    So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!
  16. Ezekiel 16:31וְלֹא־ · not even like
    But when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were not even like a prostitute, because you scorned payment.
  17. Ezekiel 16:34לֹ֣א · No one; לֹ֥א · instead of
    So your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite!
  18. Ezekiel 16:41לֹ֥א · and you will never
    Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will never again pay your lovers.
  19. Ezekiel 16:42וְלֹ֥א · and no
    So I will lay to rest My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer angry.
  20. Ezekiel 16:43לֹֽא־ · you did not; וְלֹ֤א · Have you not
    Because you did not remember the days of your youth, but enraged Me with all these things, I will surely bring your deeds down upon your own head, declares the Lord GOD. Have you not committed this lewdness on top of all your other abominations?
  21. Ezekiel 16:47וְלֹ֤א · And you not only
    And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.
  22. Ezekiel 16:49לֹ֥א · they did not
    Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
  23. Ezekiel 16:51לֹ֣א · did not
    Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs, and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous.
  24. Ezekiel 16:56וְל֤וֹא · Did you not
    Did you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,
  25. Ezekiel 16:61וְלֹ֥א · but not because of
    Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not because of My covenant with you.
  26. Ezekiel 16:63וְלֹ֨א · and never
    …so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”
  27. Ezekiel 17:9הֲלוֹא֩ · Will it not; וְלֹֽא־ · It will not take
    So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.
  28. Ezekiel 17:10הֲלוֹא֩ · Will it not
    Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”
  29. Ezekiel 17:12הֲלֹ֥א · Do you not
    “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.
  30. Ezekiel 17:16לֹ֗א
    ‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.
  31. Ezekiel 17:17וְלֹא֩ · will not
    Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.
  32. Ezekiel 17:18לֹ֥א · he will not
    He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
  33. Ezekiel 17:19לֹ֗א
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.
  34. Ezekiel 18:6לֹ֣א · He does not; לֹ֣א · [or]; לֹ֣א · He does not; לֹ֥א · or
    He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
  35. Ezekiel 18:7לֹ֣א · He does not; לֹ֣א · He does not
    He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
  36. Ezekiel 18:8לֹֽא־ · He does not
    He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.